Monday, February 7, 2011

Dana (who was my Secret Santa) & I decided to do a larger tree art trade... This is the one she did for me. She used Shin Han professional artist watercolors and graphite on Canson Rough 120lb watercolor paper. My request was for an old, kind, wise tree so it has irises (which are a flower representing wisdom), and uses the symbolism of the Hermit Tarot Card (who carries a lantern).

Dana wanted a blue, purple & green tree. We are learning a series of ruched flowers in quilt group this year so I embellished it with small 3-dimensional ruched & beaded flowers.

Hiking to Stewart Falls

About Me

I have a passion for fibers... making quilts, art quilts, artist trading cards (ATC's) and embellishing them.
I also struggle with bipolar disorder and my blog, Living Between the Spaces,
is an accounting of trying to make sense of it all, as it has wrapped it's tentacles tight around me and forged so much the person I have become. It is an uncensored accounting of my life as it has been scorched by the fires of mental illness. Some of it will not be fit for human consumption and some of it will be a testament of all that is good in this world. I haven't kept up with it as much as I'd like... it is invitation only so if you'd like to read it, send me an email and I can add you on.